Hypothesis

Using Hypothesis in Quercus

• For graded assessments, where you want to use SpeedGrader to provide feedback on student annotations, use Hypothesis-enabled reading in Quercus Assignments.
• Hypothesis-enabled readings can function as ungraded learning activities when added to Quercus Modules.

Set up readings through Assignments

1. Browse to Assignments from the navigation menu on the left.
2. Select the plus sign at the top-right corner to create a new assignment.
3. Choose “External Tool” from the “Submission Type” and then select “Find“.
4. Choose “Hypothesis” from the list of external tools.
5. Select the digital content source for your reading. It is recommended to select “Enter URL of web page or PDF” to enter a publicly-viewable URL, or “Select PDF from Canvas” to select a file from your Quercus file repository.

To access Hypothesis from Assignments, you will be prompted to authorize the tool.  Select “Authorize” to continue.

For more screenshots and information, visit Add Hypothesis Readings to Assignments.

Grade student annotations

1. Launch the SpeedGrader from Assignments or Gradebook.
2. View student annotations in the assignment preview on the left.
3. Enter grades and feedback in the SpeedGrader.
4. Select “Submit” to save grade and student feedback.

For more screenshots and information, visit Grade Hypothesis Annotations.

Note: Grading options (SpeedGrader) is only available to Hypothesis activities when created within Assignments.

Set up readings through Modules

1. Browse to Modules from the navigation menu on the left.
2. Select the plus sign at the top-right corner of your chosen module.
3. Choose “External Tool” from the “Add” menu, and then choose “Hypothesis”.
4. Select the digital content source for your reading. It is recommended to select “Enter URL of web page or PDF” to enter a publicly-viewable URL, or “Select PDF from Canvas” to select a file from your Quercus file repository.

To access Hypothesis from the Module, you will be prompted to authorize the tool.  Select “Authorize” to continue

For more screenshots and information, visit Add Hypothesis Readings to Modules.

Note: Speedgrader (grading and feedback), due dates, and the ability to add instructions are not available when adding Hypothesis through modules.  Add via Assignments to take advantage of those additional functions.